Le Presbyter | Athens | November 23-26
Rock music and Mozart come together in a production by Le Presbyter – Ballet for Life – Bejart Ballet Lausanne at the Athens Concert Hall (megaron.gr).
Frappe, cigarettes and dusty records
A guard dances the zeibekiko, a messenger receives greetings on his name day, with offers of whisky and cola, an employee with a Panathinaikos flag on his back leans over a coffee pot, and a storage keeper and messenger pedals on a stationary bicycle during working hours.
EU proposes new measures on skills and talent to help address critical labor shortages
The European Commission presented on Wednesday a series of new initiatives in a Skills and Talent Mobility package to make the EU more attractive to talent from outside the EU and to facilitate mobility within.
Woman arrested with 37 kilograms of cannabis at Athens airport
A 30-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday afternoon at the Athens’ Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport for drug trafficking.
Preserving the ancient craft of wooden ships
The curricula and manuals of vocational training and apprenticeships at the facility that will specialize in the craft of building wooden ships will be presented in early December, the Culture Ministry has announced.
Strike could block real estate market
The notaries of Athens and Thessaloniki are threatening to block the real estate market after announcing strike action beginning on November 20 in response to the way in which the digitization of notarial acts is proceeding.
Greece’s National Bank attracts strong demand in 20% stake sale
Demand for a 20% stake in Greece’s National Bank (NBG) held by the country’s bank bailout fund was covered by more than six times on Tuesday, in the first day of a book-building process which ends later this week, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Aristides Baltas also resigns from SYRIZA citing concerns over party’s direction
Aristides Baltas, a former minister of culture, has announced his departure from the main opposition SYRIZA party.
The changing dynamics in Greece’s ties with Germany
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was just in Germany, where he met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Migration, Turkey, energy issues, and the Middle East dominated the discussion, while the economy, once the top issue dominating relations between Athens and Berlin, took a backseat.
Angelique Kidjo | Athens | November 20
Five-time Grammy award-winning Beninese-French singer, songwriter and activist Angelique Kidjo comes to Athens on November 20 as part of her latest tour celebrating her 40-year career.